Wire-hoist.



W. G. JONES.

WIRE HOIST.

APPL-|CAT1QN HLED 11111115.1916. RENEWED FEB. 1.1911.

Patented July 10,1917.

WHITMAN' G.- J' ONES, OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

WIRE-HOIST.

Application filed May 5, 1916, Serial No. 95,722.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WHITMAN Gr. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Great Falls, in the county of Cascade, State of Montana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lire-Hoists; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

rlhis invention relates to a wire hoist.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device by meansof which a plurality of wires, which are normally supported on the crossarm of a telegraph pole, may be lifted so as to permit a house to bemoved beneath the same.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a deviceof this character which may be readily set in place and easily operated.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as mydescription progresses, my invention comprises the combination andarrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance withmy invention showing the same applied to a telegraph pole with the wireslifted;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same with the parts in 'the positionsshown in Fig. 1 of the drawing;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view showing the construction of theupper guides;

Fig. l is a similar view showing the construction of the lower guides;

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the device when the parts are in theirfolded positions, and

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing I have illustrated a telegraph pole 1 which is providedwith the usual supporting cross arm 2.

In order that the wires may be lifted from this cross arm withoutnecessitating their being cut, I have provided a standard 3 which isadapted to be secured to the pole in spaced relation thereto by means ofa plurality of flexible tie members 4, the standard being held in spacedrelation by brackets 5 which are provided with arcuate portions orSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Renewed February 7, 1917. Serial No. 147,255.

seats 6 to bear against the pole 1. Slidably mounted on the stand ard 3is a second standard 7 which is provided with a groove S into which abead 9 on the standard 3 extends. This bead and groove extendlongitudinally of the standards 3 and 7 so that the standard 7 may bemoved relatively to the standard 3 but will be guided thereon. A pair ofguides is mounted adjacent the upper end of the standard 3, which guidesinclude strips 10 which extend outwardly from and are secured to thestandard 3. An antifriction roller 11 extends between the endsvof thestrips 10 and bears against the outer face of the movable standard 7. Apair of guides are secured adjacent the lower end of the standard 3 andthese guides are different in form than the guides adjacent the upperend and include a strip which is bent to form arms 12 and. to embracethe rear of the standard 3. The forward ends of these arms 1Q are bentinwardly as at 13 'to retain the movable standard 7 in place. A space14: is yhowever provided between the ends of the strips 12 for a purposewhich will later appear.

In order that the standard 7, which carries at its upper end a cross arm15 for the reception of the wires 16 which are normally supported by thecross arm 2 of the pole 1, may be raised and lowered, I have secured abracket 17 to the standard 3 adjacent its upper end, on which bracket apulley 18 is mounted and have provided a pulley 19 adjacent the lowerend of the standard 7. A flexible operating member 2O passes about thesepulleys 18 and 19 and thence to a position within convenient reach ofthe operator. The lower end of the standard 3 is provided with a seat 21into which a tongue 22 on the lower end of the movable standard 7projects when the latter is folded upon the former.

In operating the device it is secured to the pole 1 by means of theflexible members l with the brackets 5 engaging the pole. The wires 16are detached from the cross arm 2 of the pole and the member 2O operatedto move the standard 7 upwardly. When the cross arm 15 on this standardengages the wires and the standard is moved upwardly farther, the wireswill'be raised from the cross arm 2 to the desired height so that ahouse may be moved beneath the wires. When the claims.

wires are in their proper positions, that is to say, in their properraisedpositions, the fieXible member mayV be suitably secured and thewires will be maintained in their raised positions.

lWhile I have illustrated and describedA a particular embodiment of myinvention, it 'has merely been for the sake of convenience and I donotwish to be limited to that particular embodiment 'as't is obviousthat numerous changes may be made in the details 'of constructionwithout departing from Vthe spirit of the `invention ends of the 'stripsand engaging the outer face vof the second mentioned standard,

guides adjacent the lower end of the first mentioned standard includinga pair of strips having ends turned inwardly toward each other andengaging the outer face`of the second mentioned standard and terminatingin spaced relation to each other and means for elevating the secondmentioned standard.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a standardhaving pole engaging brackets thereon, means for securing said bracketsto a pole, a second standard slidably mounted on and longitudinally ofthe first mentioned standard and having a cross bar at its upper end,guides secured to the first mentioned standard and embracing the secondmentioned standard, a seat formed at the lower end of the firstnicntioned standard and a complemental tongue formed on the lower end ofthe second 1nen tioned standard.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

VHITMAN G. JONES.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. MINsoN, C. W. ORCUTT.

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